DIE HARD III
Herman Tiu Laurel
10/31/2011
The enemies of the Philippines’ nationhood are running circles around its people, Armed Forces, media, and even its progressive forces. At the forefront of these bewildering issues is the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)-GRP maelstrom that has left our soldiers and citizens unable to tell for certain who the enemies are and where they lie — whether across or behind our lines. Many Juan de la Cruzes are beginning to feel that some of their government officials behave like the enemy, making public statements more sympathetic to the motley secessionists than our own soldiers; and granting them cash donations while our armed men suffer crucial shortages.
Confusion will continue to reign as long as Filipinos are blind to the existence of the “enemy within,” or the “traitor class” that persists in executing the will of foreign interests in key institutions of society — be it in government, the church, “civil society,” or the academe. Without the purgation of these elements, there is simply no saving the nation.
The Oct. 18 encounter in Al-Barka, Basilan was never a result of legitimate issues of territorial delineation. This much was admitted by no less than the chairman of the MILF negotiating panel, Mohagher Iqbal, in statements to the press two weeks later on Oct. 29 that say: “The ceasefire agreement provides that such a movement of troops… should be coordinated first through the Coordinating Committee on the Cessation of Hostilities (CCCH) or the Ad Hoc Joint Action Group (Ahjag), set up in 2002 for joint efforts to go after criminals and ‘lost commands.’”
Basilan Special Operations Task Force commander Col. Alexander Macario, however, in accusing the MILF of treachery with the death of the 19 soldiers (including three young lieutenants), who were going after wanted fugitives, positively stated that they were coordinating with an MILF official, Hudlimaya Salim, before the operation was launched.
Colonel Macario argued that government soldiers merely banked on the “sincerity” of the MILF, and from what I read of his statement — even if a mistake was perceived to have been made after the initial encounter — why did the MILF reinforce its allies and finish off many of the soldiers, even disemboweling them? If there was a sincere intent to adhere to the spirit of peace, couldn’t it have initiated some truce at the very least?
Then, as if to further rub salt on an open wound, sources in media raised the ignominious idea that the pursuit of the fugitives could have been for the “reward” of several millions each — this as our military officers were just about to explain their actions. Despite the fact that investigations into this angle are just underway and Colonel Macario’s clarification that the two fugitives carried no reward on their heads, the damage to the soldiers’ reputations has been done. To jaundiced eyes, some behind-the-scenes deals must have been entered into despite the fact that rewards are not given to soldiers but to informants.
It’s true that there are many issues to look into; but what should demand intense scrutiny is the P5-million “donation” of government to the BangsaMoro Leadership and Management Institute (BLMI).
The BLMI can be found in the Asia Foundation Web site as one of the NGOs it supports, and apparently it was with prodding from the Asia Foundation that the GRP peace panel took the cue to donate the P5 million. The Asia Foundation, according to AllGov (a US Web site entirely about the US government), “was established as a Central Intelligence Administration (CIA) proprietary in 1954 with the mission ‘to undertake cultural and educational activities on behalf of the United States government in ways not open to official US agencies.’”
The fact that government peace officials, namely, Teresita “Ging” Deles and Marvic Leonen, as well as their boss, BS Aquino III, are only too willing to accede to the US advice to donate the said amount, or to extend favors that serve as an “aid to the enemy,” depicts these officials’ real traitorous bent.
When news of the murders of our soldiers at the Al-Barka site and the Keystone Kops reaction of Malacañang came out, one of our youngest, twin sons, who once fervently wanted to join the Philippine Military Academy (PMA), remarked, “How stupid can these leaders in Malacañang be?” That’s when I explained that the reason I couldn’t allow him to join the PMA was this kind of political leadership which had no loyalty to its people. I told him, “You could have been one of the three young second lieutenants who were killed in vain at Al-Barka. I could never allow that.”
I have many friends from the PMA — very courageous men — who have exhibited to me up close the best that soldiery has to offer. I pity that they should serve under political leaders who deep down have only scorn for our Men in Arms. I know, for I have also seen these so-called “moderate reformists” up close — from the Ateneo “Sarilikha” that included Deles and company, to the UP’s UPSCA from whence the likes of Leonen and other “leftists” sprung.
The Filipino people’s struggle to preserve the nation’s territory and vast richness, which the founding fathers of the Philippine Revolution strove to establish, is doomed unless the enemies within, the Fifth Column, are vanquished, along with all the appendages of foreign interventionists.
This Fifth Column numbers only a few hundred but is ensconced in Big Business, the country’s banking and financial system, the religious hierarchies, “civil society,” foreign funded NGOs, academia, the underworld and even within the military and police establishment. Their “capo di tutti capi” sits astride Manila Bay, which ominously, was inundated by the raging torrent of an angry sea. Could this be a portent of how the nation can rid itself of its enemies within?
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Friday, October 28, 2011
Don't take the truth about ghosts Litely!
YESTERDAY, TODAY & TOMORROW
Linggoy Alcuaz
10/28/2011
I always thought that GMA took politics more Litely than ABS-CBN. Vice versa, I always thought that GMA was more committed to the truth than ABS-CBN, PTV, IBC, RPN, as well as most of the other large and small networks and stations.
Bob Stewart set up TV Channel 7 under the Republic Broadcasting System.
He was an American citizen.
If my memory does not fail and fool me, Bob was a World War II US Army GI who stayed behind after the war, perhaps married a Filipina, pioneered in the entertainment television business, sold it later on and retired to Phoenix, Arizona.
ABS & CBN
If I’m not mistaken, Tony S. Quirino set up either of ABS or CBN.
ABS was the Alto Broadcasting System. CBN was the Chronicle Broadcasting Network.
Eugenio Lopez, Sr. set up one of them and bought the other. He put them together and built ABS-CBN up into what it is.
Ining was the brighter brother of Fernando Lopez, Jr., father of Geny, Precy Psinakis, Oscar, Manolo and Robin, and grandfather of Gaby.
Tony Quirino was the brother of President Elpidio Syquia Quirino of Vigan, Ilocos Sur. He was the father of Cory Quirino.
New Medium vs Opposition
In preparation for his brother’s re-election campaign for President in the November 1953 National Elections, Tony bought television broadcasting equipment.
The CIA, led by Col. Edward Landsdale, USAF, had manipulated the Philippine Press against Quirino and in favor of their fair-haired candidate, Ramon Magsaysay, Jr.
Although television was a new medium, Tony had the connections and resources to beat the opposition in this medium.
Take note that Fernando Lopez, Jr. was not only the two-term Vice President of Ferdinand E. Marcos from 1965 - 1973. He was also the Vice President of Quirino from 1949 – 1953.
I have not managed to confirm a hundred percent that he was the Vice Presidential running mate of Quirino in 1953. However, logic would confirm that he, indeed, was.
Quirinos & Lopezes
In all the National Campaigns and Elections from 1935-1969 under the 1935 Constitution, there was an unwritten rule in the putting together of a Presidential and Vice Presidential tandem.
One had to come from Luzon, the North, and the other from the South, the Visayas or Mindanao.
Thus, when the Presidential Candidates were Quezon (1935 and 1939), Quirino (1949 and 1953), Magsaysay (1953), Macapagal (1961) and Marcos (1965 and 1969) from Luzon, their running mates were Osmena (1935 and 1939), Lopez (1949 and 1953), Garcia (1953), Pelaez (1961) and again, Lopez (1965 and 1969).
When the senior partners in the tandems were Roxas (1946), Garcia/Yulo (1957) and Osmena (1969), the junior partners were Quirino (1946), Laurel or Puyat/Macapagal (1957) and Magsaysay (1969), respectively.
Take note that the Quirinos and Lopezes were political allies.
TV & Newspaper
After Quirino’s defeat in 1953, the Lopezes, whose wealth was based on sugar, bought or took over Tony Quirino’s TV experiment.
Being a new medium, as well as business, a TV network or station was not yet profitable. It had to be cross subsidized from other more profitable and proven businesses.
The Lopezes most probably already owned and ran the Chronicle broadsheet newspaper, as well as the Chronicle Broadcasting Network of radio stations.
Tony’s ABS was a very appropriate and complimentary addition to and partner of CBN.
Both ABS and CBN were embroiled in politics from the start.
The Lopez Family’s very vested interests in Sugar, Public Utilities and Tri-media dictated and laid the foundations for the policy and style of ABS-CBN.
Walang Kinikilingan
All the time, I believed that Bob’s TV Channel 7, later on the Duavit, Gozun and Jimenez GMA TV and Radio Network, were truly “Walang Kinikilingan, … , Serbisiyong Totoo Lamang!“
However, two to three months ago, I discovered a hidden aspect of GMA in GMA News Network’s Channel 11.
Channel 11 has a 30-minute, late Monday night (10 or 11 pm.) show called “I Juander” hosted by Susan Enriquez.
Since August is the Chinese Ghost Month, they produced an episode, “Sino ang (White Lady) Babae sa Balete Drive?” for broadcast on August 29.
Since, I own and live in an 85-year-old house between Campanilla and Sampaguita Streets along Balete Drive in New Manila, Barangay Mariana, Cubao, Quezon City, the major TV Networks regularly use our home as a backdrop for their scenes and shows that have ghosts as their subjects and topics.
Garchitorenas & Rectos
“I Juander’s” researcher and producer got in touch with me to find out more about the White Lady of Balete Drive, as well as to borrow our home and surroundings as a venue for their video shoots.
I had written about the White Lady in the November 1–7, 2010 issue of our weekly OpinYon opinion newspaper.
I knew and had written about her father and mother’s family names, her death and apparitions or appearances in the early 1950’s and her residence. Her parents were a Garchitorena and a Recto.
She died in a vehicular accident during an unauthorized (by her parents) joyride with friends.
She owed money to her class fund. This was one of the reasons why she could not leave her earthly surroundings.
She usually made her appearances by hitching rides along Balete Drive at night, riding in the back seat and then disappearing or vice versa, i.e. by just appearing in the back of a vehicle.
Confirmed
The “I Juander” researcher discovered and informed me of the following.
The White Lady of Balete Drive’s name was MARIA ELENA RECTO GARCHITORENA. Her mother was MARIA CRISTINA RECTO and her father was a GARCHITORENA from the Municipality of Tigaon, Camarines Sur. They could not establish his first name.
However, my friend, former Caloocan City Congressman and NAIAA/MIAA General Manager Romeo “Romy” Santos told me that the father was the “Tito Manito” of his wife, Magdalena Garchitorena.
Up to today, Romy and Meg still own what is left, after Land Reform, of Hacienda Magdalena, in Tigaon, in the Partida District of Camarines Sur.
Aside from Romy, a common friend, former DAR Undersecretary Pejo confirmed the family lineage of the White Lady.
Denied
My friend, former Batangas Vice Governor Ricky Recto, told me that the White Lady was his cousin.
His father, Raffy Recto, owned the house on Balete Drive, corner Bougainvillea Street, up to Hibiscus Street, where the White Lady and her family lived in the early 1950’s.
He confirmed a slightly different version of why and how she died and haunted Balete Drive and nearby streets.
“I Juander” was not able to interview Ricky, who is still in hiding and the subject of a warrant of arrest based on unbailable charges of double murder.
Senator Ralph Recto denied to “I Juander” that he had a White Lady as a relative.
However, they interviewed Louie Recto Ysmael, former Disco owner and pioneer, and son of Chona Recto, married to Ysmael, and later to Kasten.
Louie confirmed most of the things that I knew about the White Lady.
No Mention at All
However, when the 30-minute “I Juander” episode, “Sino and babae sa Balete Drive?” was shown late on Monday, August 29, there was no mention of the surname “Recto”.
Neither the middle name “Recto” of Maria Elena Recto Garchitorena or Louie Recto Ysmael were mentioned.
The White Lady’s residence was not described as owned by a Recto.
Neither Ralph’s denials to “I Juander” or Ricky’s statements or confirmations to me were mentioned at all.
“I Juander” used my home and garden half a dozen times. They interviewed me on TV audio and video for almost 30 minutes. They did not include any of my TV recordings that mentioned “Recto” as the White Lady, her parents and family and finally, her home’s residents and/or owners.
Well, so far this Halloween or “Undas” season, we have only had one query about our home as venue for a TV encounter with the White Lady or other ghosts or just to hold a Halloween Activity - GMA’s “Unang Hirit.”
Linggoy Alcuaz
10/28/2011
I always thought that GMA took politics more Litely than ABS-CBN. Vice versa, I always thought that GMA was more committed to the truth than ABS-CBN, PTV, IBC, RPN, as well as most of the other large and small networks and stations.
Bob Stewart set up TV Channel 7 under the Republic Broadcasting System.
He was an American citizen.
If my memory does not fail and fool me, Bob was a World War II US Army GI who stayed behind after the war, perhaps married a Filipina, pioneered in the entertainment television business, sold it later on and retired to Phoenix, Arizona.
ABS & CBN
If I’m not mistaken, Tony S. Quirino set up either of ABS or CBN.
ABS was the Alto Broadcasting System. CBN was the Chronicle Broadcasting Network.
Eugenio Lopez, Sr. set up one of them and bought the other. He put them together and built ABS-CBN up into what it is.
Ining was the brighter brother of Fernando Lopez, Jr., father of Geny, Precy Psinakis, Oscar, Manolo and Robin, and grandfather of Gaby.
Tony Quirino was the brother of President Elpidio Syquia Quirino of Vigan, Ilocos Sur. He was the father of Cory Quirino.
New Medium vs Opposition
In preparation for his brother’s re-election campaign for President in the November 1953 National Elections, Tony bought television broadcasting equipment.
The CIA, led by Col. Edward Landsdale, USAF, had manipulated the Philippine Press against Quirino and in favor of their fair-haired candidate, Ramon Magsaysay, Jr.
Although television was a new medium, Tony had the connections and resources to beat the opposition in this medium.
Take note that Fernando Lopez, Jr. was not only the two-term Vice President of Ferdinand E. Marcos from 1965 - 1973. He was also the Vice President of Quirino from 1949 – 1953.
I have not managed to confirm a hundred percent that he was the Vice Presidential running mate of Quirino in 1953. However, logic would confirm that he, indeed, was.
Quirinos & Lopezes
In all the National Campaigns and Elections from 1935-1969 under the 1935 Constitution, there was an unwritten rule in the putting together of a Presidential and Vice Presidential tandem.
One had to come from Luzon, the North, and the other from the South, the Visayas or Mindanao.
Thus, when the Presidential Candidates were Quezon (1935 and 1939), Quirino (1949 and 1953), Magsaysay (1953), Macapagal (1961) and Marcos (1965 and 1969) from Luzon, their running mates were Osmena (1935 and 1939), Lopez (1949 and 1953), Garcia (1953), Pelaez (1961) and again, Lopez (1965 and 1969).
When the senior partners in the tandems were Roxas (1946), Garcia/Yulo (1957) and Osmena (1969), the junior partners were Quirino (1946), Laurel or Puyat/Macapagal (1957) and Magsaysay (1969), respectively.
Take note that the Quirinos and Lopezes were political allies.
TV & Newspaper
After Quirino’s defeat in 1953, the Lopezes, whose wealth was based on sugar, bought or took over Tony Quirino’s TV experiment.
Being a new medium, as well as business, a TV network or station was not yet profitable. It had to be cross subsidized from other more profitable and proven businesses.
The Lopezes most probably already owned and ran the Chronicle broadsheet newspaper, as well as the Chronicle Broadcasting Network of radio stations.
Tony’s ABS was a very appropriate and complimentary addition to and partner of CBN.
Both ABS and CBN were embroiled in politics from the start.
The Lopez Family’s very vested interests in Sugar, Public Utilities and Tri-media dictated and laid the foundations for the policy and style of ABS-CBN.
Walang Kinikilingan
All the time, I believed that Bob’s TV Channel 7, later on the Duavit, Gozun and Jimenez GMA TV and Radio Network, were truly “Walang Kinikilingan, … , Serbisiyong Totoo Lamang!“
However, two to three months ago, I discovered a hidden aspect of GMA in GMA News Network’s Channel 11.
Channel 11 has a 30-minute, late Monday night (10 or 11 pm.) show called “I Juander” hosted by Susan Enriquez.
Since August is the Chinese Ghost Month, they produced an episode, “Sino ang (White Lady) Babae sa Balete Drive?” for broadcast on August 29.
Since, I own and live in an 85-year-old house between Campanilla and Sampaguita Streets along Balete Drive in New Manila, Barangay Mariana, Cubao, Quezon City, the major TV Networks regularly use our home as a backdrop for their scenes and shows that have ghosts as their subjects and topics.
Garchitorenas & Rectos
“I Juander’s” researcher and producer got in touch with me to find out more about the White Lady of Balete Drive, as well as to borrow our home and surroundings as a venue for their video shoots.
I had written about the White Lady in the November 1–7, 2010 issue of our weekly OpinYon opinion newspaper.
I knew and had written about her father and mother’s family names, her death and apparitions or appearances in the early 1950’s and her residence. Her parents were a Garchitorena and a Recto.
She died in a vehicular accident during an unauthorized (by her parents) joyride with friends.
She owed money to her class fund. This was one of the reasons why she could not leave her earthly surroundings.
She usually made her appearances by hitching rides along Balete Drive at night, riding in the back seat and then disappearing or vice versa, i.e. by just appearing in the back of a vehicle.
Confirmed
The “I Juander” researcher discovered and informed me of the following.
The White Lady of Balete Drive’s name was MARIA ELENA RECTO GARCHITORENA. Her mother was MARIA CRISTINA RECTO and her father was a GARCHITORENA from the Municipality of Tigaon, Camarines Sur. They could not establish his first name.
However, my friend, former Caloocan City Congressman and NAIAA/MIAA General Manager Romeo “Romy” Santos told me that the father was the “Tito Manito” of his wife, Magdalena Garchitorena.
Up to today, Romy and Meg still own what is left, after Land Reform, of Hacienda Magdalena, in Tigaon, in the Partida District of Camarines Sur.
Aside from Romy, a common friend, former DAR Undersecretary Pejo confirmed the family lineage of the White Lady.
Denied
My friend, former Batangas Vice Governor Ricky Recto, told me that the White Lady was his cousin.
His father, Raffy Recto, owned the house on Balete Drive, corner Bougainvillea Street, up to Hibiscus Street, where the White Lady and her family lived in the early 1950’s.
He confirmed a slightly different version of why and how she died and haunted Balete Drive and nearby streets.
“I Juander” was not able to interview Ricky, who is still in hiding and the subject of a warrant of arrest based on unbailable charges of double murder.
Senator Ralph Recto denied to “I Juander” that he had a White Lady as a relative.
However, they interviewed Louie Recto Ysmael, former Disco owner and pioneer, and son of Chona Recto, married to Ysmael, and later to Kasten.
Louie confirmed most of the things that I knew about the White Lady.
No Mention at All
However, when the 30-minute “I Juander” episode, “Sino and babae sa Balete Drive?” was shown late on Monday, August 29, there was no mention of the surname “Recto”.
Neither the middle name “Recto” of Maria Elena Recto Garchitorena or Louie Recto Ysmael were mentioned.
The White Lady’s residence was not described as owned by a Recto.
Neither Ralph’s denials to “I Juander” or Ricky’s statements or confirmations to me were mentioned at all.
“I Juander” used my home and garden half a dozen times. They interviewed me on TV audio and video for almost 30 minutes. They did not include any of my TV recordings that mentioned “Recto” as the White Lady, her parents and family and finally, her home’s residents and/or owners.
Well, so far this Halloween or “Undas” season, we have only had one query about our home as venue for a TV encounter with the White Lady or other ghosts or just to hold a Halloween Activity - GMA’s “Unang Hirit.”
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